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CHURCH STAFF:

David Jaroszewski – President

Brenda Fluitt – Vice President, Worship Chair

Laura Bruce – Property Mananger

Juli Kring – Enviromental

Lisa Lum – Council Member

Stephen Loonam – Youth Education

Marilyn Reyes – Fellowship

Jane Eixmann – Church Secretary

Gail Hicks - Treasurer

SEEKING JUSTICE:

“Open the gates of justice! I will enter and tell the Lord how thankful I am.” Psalm 118:19

In America, the topic of race continues to be difficult to discuss in many social settings. Very few Christian churches are leading bold and courageous conversations, engaging in direct social activism, and participating in civil disobedience as a way to bring attention to and disrupt racist systems and structures.

The call to be a multiracial and multicultural church is an acknowledgement that racial justice is the inclusiveness of all humans and never excludes anyone based on skin color, culture or ethnic origin. The United Church of Christ stands in solidarity with the creation narrative in Genesis 1:26-27, which clearly outlines what matters to God—all of humankind and a just world for all. God created humankind in God’s image and likeness, women and men are image bearers, sharing equal status as human beings. God did not create race, racism, superior groups of humans, and hierarchical and hegemonic social structures.

2019 Vacation Bible Xperience is HERE!

Tuesday, June 25 through Thursday June 27 will be our 2019 Vacation Bible Xperience from 10:00-12:30 PM. Please note this is a time change. The VBX theme this year is Following Jesus.

Testimonies

The UCC - Continuing Testament,

Extravagant Welcome, Changing Lives!

This page is being set up for our members and friends to share their faith and experince at Grace UCC. Poems by our church member Jay Pennington.

“A House Not Vacant”

I know a house,
where all are welcome.
I know it well,
and come to visit.
It is a place
where people gather,
where we, together,
help each other,
and help the world,
at least the world
we can reach.

We come to love.
We come to share.
We come to worship.
We come to care;
to offer praise,
to a loving God;
to offer prayers,
to ask for prayers.

Our challenge is
to strive our best,
to ease the pain;
to reverse the wrongs;
to advocate
to end the wars;
to fight for justice –
truly justice,
and forgiveness.

Our challenge is
to seek and find
the inspiration
to end oppression,
and discrimination,
and every sort of disinformation;
which kills the truth,
and gives rise to lies,
allowing those
with bad intentions
to harm with falsehoods,
while claiming
their accusers
are spreading fake news.

Our challenge is
to exalt the voices
of those suppressed.

So many challenges,
so many causes,
so many problems,
so much to do.

We fight these battles
because it’s worth it,
because we all
are called to do so;
because we are,
if just a few,
precious children
of a precious God.

It is our endeavor,
it is in our dreams,
it is our hope,
it is in our prayers;
to help the helpless,
to house the homeless,
to feed the hungry,
to soothe the suffering
of our disabled,
of our old,
of our ill,
of our poor.

I know a house,
where all are welcome.
I know it well,
and come to visit.
This is a house
where no one lives,
save for one.
His name is Christ.
As for the house,
we call it “Grace.”
We hope you come,
to be our guest.